Government, Institutions and Economic Activity: A Long Term Analysis

该项目将利用30至50个国家多个世纪的国家和地区数据，研究逐项列出的政府支出和收入对生产力、投资、储蓄、劳动力参与和研发的影响。预计结果将有助于了解不同收入和支出类别（教育、转移支付等）的宏观经济影响。此外，该项目旨在确定哪些因素导致了过去两个世纪政府规模的扩大。研究结果旨在进一步揭示哪些政府收入和支出项目最有利于经济福利和增长。

Using national and regional data for 30 to 50 countries over multiple centuries, this project will examine the effects of itemised government expenditure and revenue on productivity, investment, saving, labour force participation and research and development. The results are expected to shed light on the macroeconomic effects of different revenue and spending categories (education, transfers, and so on). In addition, the project aims to determine which factors have been responsible for the increase of government size over the past two centuries. The results aim to further reveal which government revenue and expenditure items are most conducive to economic welfare and growth.